mtg is a player a permanent

[Brice]

is player a permanent in magic?

[DatAsh]

Of course not. A player is a player.

[Kenji]

110.1. A permanent is a card or token on the battlefield. A permanent remains on the battlefield
indefinitely. A card or token becomes a permanent as it enters the battlefield and it stops being a
permanent as it’s moved to another zone by an effect or rule.

You are not a card or token on the battlefield, so you can't possibly be a permanent.

Also, if a card that says "destroy target permanent" worked against players, that would be awfully overpowered, no?